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Recent Examples of calmly
If a purchase is needed, compare costs calmly, outline how payment will happen, then set a review date.
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Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Say something loudly and calmly — don’t shriek!
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
What doesn’t get automated is the moment where two people disagree and one of them has to make the case calmly, listen to the challenge and come out the other side with something better.
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Michelle Sobel,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Throughout the trial so far, Rinderknecht sat calmly at the defense table and, on most days, wore a black suit and tie.
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Jack Hannah,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
On the final play, Erica Wheeler drove and passed it out to Ogwumike who calmly sank the 3-pointer just before the buzzer from the wing.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
Oil prices fell after news of the interim deal and the end of the blockade, but markets reacted relatively calmly to signs that shipping activity is recovering.
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Justina Lee,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
My husband Louis and I looked up and saw Dick, a 1,500-pound bay gelding, pause on the skyline and calmly survey the mad scramble of men and horses below him.
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Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
Everyone stayed focused, reacted calmly to every situation and worked together to achieve our goal.
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Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
17 June 2026
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Say something loudly and calmly — don’t shriek!
—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
What doesn’t get automated is the moment where two people disagree and one of them has to make the case calmly, listen to the challenge and come out the other side with something better.
—
Michelle Sobel,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Throughout the trial so far, Rinderknecht sat calmly at the defense table and, on most days, wore a black suit and tie.
—
Jack Hannah,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
On the final play, Erica Wheeler drove and passed it out to Ogwumike who calmly sank the 3-pointer just before the buzzer from the wing.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
Oil prices fell after news of the interim deal and the end of the blockade, but markets reacted relatively calmly to signs that shipping activity is recovering.
—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
My husband Louis and I looked up and saw Dick, a 1,500-pound bay gelding, pause on the skyline and calmly survey the mad scramble of men and horses below him.
—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
Everyone stayed focused, reacted calmly to every situation and worked together to achieve our goal.
—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calmly
Adverb
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Unlike the coolly impassive Pop artists, the Who weren’t afraid to get personal, or to let their art echo the anxious, kinky, maladjusted yammering in their own heads.
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The bezel round the screen is extremely narrow too, while the rear panel features a flat back and a side structure that coolly creates the impression of being created from a series of separate layers.
Adverb
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Apparently this campaign died out and for a time the politicians in West Florida slept peacefully.
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Despite the population exploding tenfold each summer, islanders aim to peacefully co-exist with tourists and birds alike.
Adverb
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Ahead, Toyota team principal Kobayashi ran serenely to the finish in the No 7, even with Frijns’ pass on Buemi increasing the pressure.
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After 50 minutes of self-satisfaction, the hero fades serenely into a sunset that Dudamel made miraculously mystical.
Adverb
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Nature is no big deal in Cristian Mungiu‘s superb new drama of systemic order and individual disarray, which takes in the sprawling waters and monochrome mountainscapes of the region with a placidly appreciative eye.
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That sequence also introduces a placidly smiley Kylie Jenner playing herself on seemingly a Valium-Adderall speedball of deluded bounciness.
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“Calmly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calmly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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